Fishline float



Patented Aug. 18, 1925A.

1,549,881 einer ortica.

"HA'STINGS H. JOHNSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MNNESOTA..

FISHLINE FDOAT.

Applicationwled'February 1l, 17924.

To all' Vwhom c't .may` concern Be it =k nown :that `1, Vl-lnsriives H. JOHN- SON, va .citizen of the United States, residing -atMinneapo'li-s, `in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, ha-ve invented certain Anew land Iuseful Improvements 'in Fishli'ne Floats; and I do hereby declare the .following-to'be Faffull, clear, and exact description oiffcthe invention, such :as will enable others :skilled in the :art 'to 4which it appertains to make and `useA the same.

Hlily invention `provides an extremely simple "and `-high ly efficient Fish line float capable of4 quick 7'application yto :a line, quick adjustment thereon, and quick removal therefrom, rand, ygenerally stated, the invention consists .offthe 1 novel construction, combinations and `arrangements of parts hereinafterdescribed and defined in the claims.

'llhebodyof the float may take various shapes and may zhe Vmade of any `suitable materialfwhose specific :gravity is material- .;ly :less than thatfof walter, but, advisably, 'the :float body 4is constructed lout :of cork and Vmade approximately ,regg-shaped.

'in 1the :accompanying drawings, `which illustrate the commercial forms of the improved float, like characters :indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is :a plan view 'of the improved float;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the float applied to a fish line;

Fig. 5 is a perspective showing in detail a removable float core;

Fig. 6 is a perspective showing in detail a removable line guide; and

Fig. 7 is a view corresponding to Fig. l, but illustrating a multiple arrangement of of the line-receiving slot in the float body.

The float body, which, as illustrated, is of the character above indicated, to wit: is constructed from cork and made approximately egg-shaped, is indicated by the numeral S and is provided with an axial passage to receive a removable core 9, preferably of wood and provided with a longitudinal groove 10. The cork body 8 illustrated in Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4 is provided with a line-receiving slit or narrow channel l1 that exten-ds nearly quite` from end to erial No. 691,999.

end thereof. This channel 11 isprefenably such as would be .produced Vby a knife, and while "it is cut deepest :at its central portion, the `bottom of rsaid channel, nevertheless, follows Vacurved line `that is furthest from the axis of the .float body-rat its central portion. As aneiiicient line guide, I provide a wire 12,*the body portion of which is straight and adapted to fit within the :groove 10 of the core 9, and the lends'of which are laterally bent `and cur-ved to form line-guiding eyes or coils 13. lt is important `to note lthat at least one of :the vcoils 1'3 `andpreferably the lower coil is of a diameter not greater than the diameter of the :core 9, so that it may be passed with 4the core through ``the axial passage lin the float body 8, when, of course, said coil is turned 4into concentric alignment with saidY core. This enables the core and line guide to be inserted in position and there held in @the simplest' possible way and provides extremely simple and eflicient construction. In the insertion of the core, its-groove 10 should be turned diametrically vopposite to the slit 11, `so that when the fish line 14 is applied through the eyes 13 and inserted'in ythe slit 11,A as shown in Fig. 4, the tension onthe line `will Acause the eyes A13 Vto assume positions lconcentric -to the :anis of the -core 9 and fioatfS.

0f course, when the line is applied as shown in Fig. 4, the core, even if loose, could not get out of position. 1f desired, the core could be cemented within the float body, but this is not necessary and usually not desirable, because it is preferable to have the core removable. When the line is thus applied as shown in Fig. 4, it is evident that a little tension on the line will cause the same to be pinched by the converging walls of the slit 11, so as to hold the float in any adjustment in which it may be set, and, moreover, aside from the pinching action of the walls of the slit 11, produced by making the same convergent, there is a frictional action produced by the curved or oset line of the bottom of the slit in respect to the axis of the line 14 and of the float. The line, as is evident, may

lbe placed within or removed from the guide eyes or coils 13 simply by pressing the same laterally between the convolutions thereof. The core 9, when made of wood, would, of course, have the grain of the wood extended longitudinally thereof, so that it would be strong against lateral bending or breaking and, hence, when applied in a cork ioat body, will very greatly reinforce and strengthen the same, and When made of light Wood, will not materially add to the Weight of the float. The guide eyes, being formed integral With a common stem or piece of wire, cannot get loose and are entirely free from the several objections found in the use of such devices as screw eyes and the like. The float, when applied to a line, is capable of the quickest kind of slidable adjustment thereon and Will be securely held in any position in which it may be set. The float shown in Fig. 7 is like that described, except that the float body 8a is provided With a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial slits 1l". This plural arrangement of the line-holding slits makes it possible, by rotation of the core, to set the guide eyes to receive the line when the latter is placed in any one of the several slits. The pinching action of the line is important, and after the float has been used for a long` time, the line may Wear the Walls of a slit so that the pinching action is decreased, but when this occurs, readjustment for another slit Will extend the life of the float.

The float described may be made at small cost and it has been found efficient in act-ual practice.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A fish line float comprising a fioat body having an axial passage, a core inserted into said axial passage, one of said elements having a groove adjacent to one side of said core and extended longitudinally thereof, and a fish line guide comprising a piece of Wire seated Within said groove and bent at its ends to form longitudinally offset line-guiding coils or loops, said float body having a longitudinal line-guiding groove located on that side that is opposite to said groove.

2. A fish line float comprising a float body having an axial passage, a core inserted into said axial passage and provided with a longitudinal groove offset from its axis, and a fish line guide comprising a piece of Wire sea-ted Within the groove of said core and bent at its ends to form longitudinally offset line-guiding coils, said float body having` a. longitudinal line-guiding groove located on that side that is diametrically opposite to the groove in said core.

3. A fish line float comprising a float body having an axial passage, a core insertable into the axial passage of said float body and provided With a longitudinal groove, and a fish line guide comprising a piece of Wire fitting Within the groove of said core and bent at its ends to form laterally offset line-guiding eyes or coils.

4. A fish line float comprising a ioat body having an axial passage, a core insertable into the axial passage of said float body and provided with a. longitudinal groove, and a fish line guide comprising a piece of Wire fitting Within the groove of said core and bent at its ends to form laterally offset line-guiding eyes or coils, at least one of which eyes or coils is of a diameter not greater than that of said core, whereby it may be passed With the core through the axial passage of said float. body.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HASTINGS H. JOHNSON. 

